Hurricane Sandy, churning in the Atlantic now, will have a MAJOR impact on our region, Sunday thru Wednesday. Gov Corbett has already declared a State of Emergency and Flash Flood Warnings have been issued. If you have not done so, please prepare for possible power outages and lots of wind/rain. Just a few ideas: have flashlights and extra batteries on hand, a battery powered radio, bottled water, canned food, extra blankets, gas (for generator) and a first aid kit.. if you have a cell phone, make sure it's charged and ready.. if you are driving, slow down and never drive thru standing water - wipers and headlights ON.. anything outside that could be lifted and tossed by the wind, secure it or move it indoors.. Check on your neighbors and the elderly, please bring dogs and pets inside.. BE SAFE out there

affected by a natural disaster. No matter where you live, it's important to be prepared.
       Floods

• Fires
• Winter Storms
• Tropical Storms, Tornadoes and Wind Storms

Get an Emergency Supply Kit An emergency supply kit is a vital part of emergency preparedness. When a disaster happens, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days, or even a week or longer. Or, you may need to evacuate at a moment's notice. Once the emergency happens, there won't be time to go shopping or try to find and gather together all the essential items you will need. When disaster strikes, having an emergency supply kit ready will save you precious time and just might just save your life.
Because it may take several days for emergency services to be able to assist you in a disaster, your emergency supply kit should contain enough food, water and supplies to sustain you and your family a minimum of three days. Because you never know when or where an emergency will occur, you should also consider having a kit ready in your vehicle as well as where you work.
Find an emergency supply kit item checklist:

• For Your Home
• For Your Vehicle
• For the Workplace

IF You Have an Emergency Or After an emergency is over, there is still a great potential for danger. When you plan what you will do before and during a disaster, be sure to include a plan for afterward as well. What you do next can save your life and the lives of others:

This Photo Is One Reason You Do NOT Drive Thru Water That Covers The Roadway. Turn Around Don't Drown. Please Be Patient After The Storm. The Emergencies Agencies Will Be Extremely Busy And Will Do The Best They Can. More Preparation Info On http://www.readypa.org
American Red Cross Smartphone Apps: http://www.redcross.org/prepare/mobile-apps
PP&L Power Outage Reporting:  1 800-342-5775 -- 1 (800) DIAL-PPL
  or online:  https://www.pplelectric.com/my-account/outage-center.aspx

10/22/2012 18:54:50 TRAINING-FIRE 5 HERSHEY AVE PARADISE TOWNSHIP - Station 47 And 51. The 51 House Spent The Night With The Outback Company Working On RIT Skills. Thanks For Spending A Night With Us.

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KCTP 202134
PNSCTP PAZ057-059-065-066-210145-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE PA 534 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...
TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA... LOCATION...FERN GLEN TO PARADISE IN LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA DATE...10/19/2012 ESTIMATED TIME...810 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100-110 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS PATH LENGTH...16 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON... ENDING LAT/LON...
* FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...15 *
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS CONFIRMED THAT A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR FERN GLEN AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST TO NEAR PARADISE IN LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON 10/19/2012.
*THE TORNADO DAMAGE WAS SPORADIC AND EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE THAT EXTENDED FROM FERN GLEN IN DRUMORE TOWNSHIP TO PARADISE CITY IN PARADISE TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 810 PM AND LIFTED BACK UP AROUND 820 PM. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
*15 INJURIES OCCURRED IN PARADISE PARK WHEN A PAVILION COLLAPSED. *50 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED AND SEVERAL BARNS WERE DESTROYED. *AN ESTIMATED 2000-3000 TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. *2 SMALL HIGH TENSION TOWERS WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN BUCK.
*THE LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CTP. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ LA CORTE/LAMBERT

Here Are The Calls That Were Handled By 47 Units And Mutual Aid Departments.
Thanks To All Of  You For Your Assistance That You Provided. Once Again You Could See The Dedication Of  All The Volunteer Fire Organizations. The National Weather Later Informed Us That It Was A F1 Tornado.
10/20/2012 07:58:21 PUBLIC SERVICE-FIRE 2 OAK HILL DR PARADISE TOWNSHIP 
10/19/2012 22:31:00 TRASH-1A LEACOCK RD / N SINGER AVE PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 21:49:42 FIRE ACTIVITY 5 HERSHEY AVE PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 21:34:07 FIRE POLICE S BELMONT RD / ROUTE 30 PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 21:16:43 FIRE POLICEROUTE 30 / S BELMONT RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 21:13:43 BRUSH-1A 568 AMTRAK MAINLINE PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 20:49:28 INVESTIGATION-STORM DAMAGE 23 OAK HILL DR PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 20:29:45 UTILITY/WIRES 6 LONDON VALE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 20:29:42 INVESTIGATION-STORM DAMAGE 63 BLACK HORSE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 20:28:52 UTILITY/WIRES21 LONDON VALE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP
10/19/2012 20:27:04 INVESTIGATION-STORM DAMAGE 6 LONDON VALE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP
 

10/20/2012 07:24:46 PUBLIC SERVICE-FIRE 2 LONDON VALE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIPEngine 47-2, Rescue 47.

10/20/2012 07:24:07 PUBLIC SERVICE-FIRE 150 CHERRY HILL RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP -Squad 47-1.

10/19/2012 20:26:32 RESCUE-BUILDING COLLAPSE-1A 6 LONDON VALE RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Engine 47-2, Rescue 47, Squad 47-1. As Units Arrived Downed Wires Were Found At The Entrance And Multiple Trees And Lines Down Thru Out The Park & Ball Fields And The Building That Collapsed Was Outback Along The Creek.

A EMS Captain 4-3 Arrived And Confirmed Multiple Injuries. Assistant 42 Arrived Stating No Entrapment But Multiple Injuries. Captain 47-1 Arrived Established Command 47 And EMS Captain 4-3 Set Up EMS Command. Rescue 48 & 4-2 Were Dispatched As Well To Cover Rescue 47 Which Was At Willow Street At The Time. 

The Fire & EMS Personnel Worked Together Doing Patient Care And Assisting EMS Getting The Patients To The Roadway To Meet The Ambulance Units. Thanks To All Mutual Aid Units Assisting The Call.

10/19/2012 20:06:19 BUILDING-DWELLING-1A426 FRITZ AVE QUARRYVILLE BOROUGH. Rescue 47. Rescue 47 Responded From Willow Street Recalled While Enroute. 

10/19/2012 18:59:58 STANDBY-TRANSFER FIRE 2901 WILLOW STREET PIKE WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47. Cleared The Standby @ 20:36

10/19/2012 18:57:38 VEHICLE ACCIDENT-ENTRAPMENT-1A GEORGETOWN RD / S BELMONT RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Fire Police 47. Squad 47-2 Cleared @ 21:00

10/18/2012 17:21:40 INVESTIGATION-INSIDE 305 WOLF ROCK RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Engine 47-2. Units Cleared The Scene @ 18:10

10/17/2012 16:34:12 VEHICLE ACCIDENT-CLASS 2ROUTE 30 / N BELMONT RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47, Squad 47-1. Units Cleared The Scene @ 17:10.

10/16/2012 19:26:00 AUTO ALARM-HIGH OCCUPANCY 3123 LINCOLN HWY E PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Engine 47-2, Engine 43-1. Captain 47-2 Arrived Confirmed That The Alarm Activated From Cooking And Recalled The Box.

10/16/2012 18:45:53 TRAINING-FIRE 101 CHAMP BLVD EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47. The Rescue Crew Met With Station 41 Personnel To Work On Our Confined Space Skills. The Two Companies Split Into Different Groups each Taking On A Parts Of The Rescue Scenario. It Was A Great Night With The 41 House.

10/16/2012 07:30:18 VEHICLE ACCIDENT-TRACTOR TRAILER W/ ENTRAPMENT-1A 2575 LINCOLN HWY E EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47. Rescue 47 Was Requested On Arrival Of Rescue 48 By Deputy 48. Rescue 47 (Captain47-1) W/6, Squad 47-1 (Captain 47-2) W/5 Arrived With 

An Assignment To Crib The Trailer And Prepare To
Lift The Trailer If Needed. The 47 Crews Stripped All The Cribbing Off  Rescue 47, 48 And Engine 48-2 To Complete The Task. The 47 Personnel Worked With The 48 Personnel With Extrication As Well Till Extrication Was Completed. The Two Rescue Companies Did An Outstanding Job Teaming Up 

With Difficult Extrication. The Rescue & Squad 47-1 Cleared The Scene At 08:56. Squad 47-2 (Fire Police) Responded To Assist With Traffic Control Cleared At 10:10. http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/757937_Route-30-reopens-after-serious-crash-in-East-Lampeter-Township.html

10/13/2012 23:28:14 VEHICLE ACCIDENT-UNKNOWN INJURY PARADISE LN / S RONKS RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47, Squad 47-1. Chief 47 Went Enroute LCWC Advised Caller Saw  Car In The Ditch Unknown Injuries. Rescue 47 W/8 & Squad 47-1 W/5 Made The Response. Units Cleared The Scene @ 23:43.

10/13/2012 01:56:20 INVESTIGATION-INSIDE 2920 LINCOLN HWY E EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP- Engine 47-2. Chief 47 Went Enroute LCWC Stated Fire Alarms Going Off Again No Smoke Or Fire Visible. Rescue 47 (Captain 47-2) W/5 Made The Response. Units Cleared The Scene @ 2:11.

10/13/2012 01:19:08 AUTO ALARM-RESIDENTIAL 2920 LINCOLN HWY E EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP Engine 47-2. Chief 47 Responded LCWC Advised A Residenial Fire Alarm Going Off Smoke Or Fire Noticed. Engine 47-2 Made The Response with 6 personnel. Units Cleared The Scene @ 1:41.

10/08/2012 18:56:01 TRAINING-FIRE 2972 LINCOLN HWY E EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47, Engine 47-2, Squad 47-2. Rescue 47 (Captain 47-2) W/8 Engine 47-2(Lt. 47-2) W/6 Squad 47-2 (Assist.47-2) W/5 Went To Paradise Custom Towing's Lot To work On Our Vehicle Rescue Skills. They Had Two Vehicles Provided For Us To Cut Apart. We Worked On Different Door Pops, Roof Removal & Dash Jack/Roll. Station 47 Wants To Thank Paradise Custom/Nulls Towing For Continuing To Provide Cars For Us At No Cost. Thanks To The Paradise  Personnel For Continuing Your Dedication To Your Department Training And To Sacrifice  Spending Time Away From Their Families For A Night Of Training. We Continue To Work On Our Training Skills, Keep The Fundraisers Going & The Equipment In Good Operating Condition As A Family, And Still Have Time For Our Everyday Lives & Families At Home.

 10/04/2012 09:34:26 SPILL CONTROL 283 S BELMONT RD PARADISE TOWNSHIP-Engine 47-2, Squad 47-1. Chief 47, Engine 47-2 (Captain 47-1) w/6 & Brush 47 (Safety 47-2) W/2 Made The Response  LCWC REPORTED CALLER IS HAULING ITEMS FROM THE FIRE THAT OCC THE OTHER DAY. LARGE AMOUNT OF MUD ON THE ROADWAY. HAULING DEBRIS FROM THE PREVIOUS FIRE AT B AND B STRUCTURE. THEY HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MUD ON THE ROADWAY. MAKING THE ROAD SLIPPERY FOR MOTORISTS WOULD LIKE IT WASHED DOWN. The  Units Arrived To Confirm The Report Started To Wash It Off With Two Brush Lines With The Engine Supplying The Brush Unit. We Used All  The Booster Tank Water In Both Units. The 47 Units Cleared The Scene @ 11:00

10/02/2012 16:30:38 BUILDING-COMMERCIAL-3A 568 GIBBONS RD UPPER LEACOCK TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47, Squad 47-1. Squad 47-1 (Captain 47-1) Arrived The Scene To Assist With Manpower Working Outback With The 41 Personnel With Exterior Siding Removal And Knocking Hot Spots. The Squad Crew Assisted With Various Tasks And Then Cleared The Scene @ 20:35.

Rescue 47 Was Dispatched  @ 17:22 For A RIT. Rescue 47 (Chief 47) Arrived And Set Up For Rapid Intervention Team On The Alpha Side. The Rescue Crew Was Released @ 19:55

09/30/2012 18:33:02 BUILDING-DWELLING-1A 782 DOGWOOD LN SALISBURY TOWNSHIP-Rescue 47. Rescue 47 (Captain 47-3) W/8 Made The Response. While The Rescue Was En route Chief 42 Held The Box Alarm To Station 42.

09/29/2012 08:44:39 CARDIAC ARREST-CLASS 1 3029 LINCOLN HWY E EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP-Squad 47-1. Squad 47-1 (Captain 47-1) W/4  Along With Amb. 4-3-1 And Medic 6-12-10 Were Dispatched For A Cardiac Arrest. Ambulance 4-3-1 And Squad 47-1 Arrived Together With Finding The  Residence  Back A  Driveway. The Squad Crew Assisted EMS On The Scene With 4-3-1 Making The Transport. The Squad Crew Cleared The Scene @ 09:08.